Upgrade of Five Schools and Installation of Solar Panels and Energy-Efficient Electrification in Greater Cairo, Egypt
01Project Overview
02Project Background
School infrastructure at the basic education level in Egypt still shows clear shortfalls. Public information from the UNICEF Egypt Country Office indicates that around one in five school buildings in Egypt is unfit for use and lacks functional water and sanitation facilities, and that UNICEF works with the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MoETE) to improve school conditions. This request for proposals forms part of that effort to improve school conditions, covering the upgrade of five schools in Greater Cairo, the installation of solar panels and the delivery of energy-efficient electrification.
The education programme of the UNICEF Egypt Country Office covers improvements to school infrastructure, inclusive education and community-based schools, and is carried out in long-term cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education. This procurement is issued by the UNICEF Egypt Country Office as part of its programme to provide safe and usable learning environments for children in Egypt.
Installing solar panels in schools and carrying out energy-efficient electrification improves conditions for electricity use on campus while reducing the energy consumption of school operations. This procurement is conducted under the request for proposals procedure published by UNICEF, which requires the technical and the financial proposals to be prepared and submitted separately and sets out a dedicated submission mailbox and a prescribed e-mail subject line.
03Scope of Work & Technical Specifications
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Scope of Works | Upgrade of five schools in Greater Cairo, comprising the installation of solar panels and energy-efficient electrification |
| Number of Schools | Five schools |
| Location | Greater Cairo |
| Solicitation Documents | Terms of Reference including the criteria of assessment; the request for proposal including the submission guidelines; the solar system scheme document for the schools; the solar panel document for the five schools |
| Proposal Composition | The technical and the financial proposals are prepared and submitted separately, with file names that clearly reflect their content |
| Submission Format | Proposals are submitted by e-mail with attachments in non-editable formats, such as secure PDF or JPEG image format |
| Submission Channel | Submitted only to the dedicated mailbox egy-bids@unicef.org; proposals sent to any other e-mail address, even in copy, will result in disqualification |
| E-mail Subject | The e-mail subject line must read LRFP-2026-9206334 Support upgrade of 5 schools and installation of solar panels and energy efficient electrification in greater Cairo |
| Clarifications | Requests for clarification of the Terms of Reference must be submitted in writing to the procurement contact mailbox akamel@unicef.org; only written enquiries will be answered, and answers to questions of common interest will be shared with all bidders |
04Key Commercial Terms
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Contract Model | The UNICEF Egypt Country Office enters into a service contract with the selected institution covering the implementation of the school upgrade, the installation of solar panels and the energy-efficient electrification |
| Requirement Changes and Award | UNICEF reserves the right to change or cancel the requirements at any time during the request for proposals stage or the solicitation process, and reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions when issuing the final contract documents |
| Payment | For works and equipment contracts of this kind, United Nations agencies commonly make payments in instalments against delivery or acceptance milestones |
| Performance Obligations | Contracts of this kind commonly do not require a bid bond; performance obligations are normally addressed through the contract terms and supported by acceptance and warranty arrangements |
05Bidder Qualification Requirements
06Key Milestones
